Apparatus for rendering beeswax.



No. 377,4'544. PATENTBD JAN. 2s, 1908.1

' BRIEUHNE.

APPARATUS POR RENDERING BEESWAX. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1o. 1907.`

UNITEDv STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK RICHARD BEUHNE, OF TOOBORAC, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

APPARATUS FOR RENDERING' BEESWAX.

To all 'whom 'it may conc/ern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK RICHARD BEUHNE, .a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Tooborac, in the county of Rodney, the State of Victoria, and Commonwealth of Australia, apiarist, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Rendering Beeswax, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to render bees-wax from honey-combs and the cappings of honey combs in a simple, economical, and effective manner by the use of hot water or stebam, circulating through a series of metal tu es. 1

Referring to' the accompanying sheet of drawings which forma partgp'f this specification. Figure 1 is afront view of the apparatus and Fig. 2 a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken online a, a, of Fig. l,- while Fig. 4 is a vertical-section taken through the knife heater on line l), b, also of Fig. l. 1

Similar letters of reference are used to indicate like parts in the several views.

The said apparatus consists in an outer metal casing A, and an inner metal casing B, secured together yas shown in drawing, Fig. 3. The said casings form a jacketed space C, between the two. The inner casing B, is open at its front in order that it may receive a collecting receptacle or tray D, which admits the material after treatment. The two jacketed spaces, on opposite sides of said inner casing, are connected by a series of horizontal transverse tubes E, the upper edges form a grating upon which the material to be operated vupon is placed. The said tubes also form a connection between the two said jacketed side spaces, which receive the heated water orv steam.

The tubes E, may be of square, or other suitable section and are secured in the ositions shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Eac of the said tubes is provided on its under side, With a longitudinal projecting rib or vane E, down which the molten material runs and drops therefrom .into the collecting tray D. A receptacle F, with inner wall f, is provided at the rear of apparatus for the purpose of heating ak long knife which is used for slicing the cappings off the combs. The said knife receptacle is also used for receiving the water required for charging the ap aratus. Itis furnished with an overiiow plpe F1, the tap G being also provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 10.1907. Serial No.3831l2.

Patented Jan. es, 190s.

i REISSIJ ED for emptying the said apparatus. e water in said apparatus maybe heated by a stove or lamp placed within the space K below the apparatus and within the four angle iron supports L. The water may also be heated byusing a steam coil arranged within the apparatus. H represents the steam inlet for said coil, while H1 is the outlet. The water heated by means of the said coil circulates and passingv through the tubes E, raises the temperature of said tubes sufiiciently high to melt the bees-wax from the cappings and other portions of the combs. To heat the tubes by the use of steam brought from an independent source. The said steam would be admitted at I and released at the tap F2. The'inner wall j, of knife heating vessel F, terminates at the level of top of inner casing B. The collecting tray D is provided with an elbow discharge outlet D1, through which the honey passes. The said elbow Aoutlet may be adjusted by raisingor lowering the outlet end as desired. The said tray is also provided with a handle D3, for the purpose of withdrawal. The apparatus is supported by four angle iron legs marked L.

The manner of working the apparatus is as follows z-ater is supplied to the receptacle F, until it rises to the overflow pipe F1. The tap F2 being closed, a suitable stove or lamp is then placed in the space4 K, and the water heated to 212"V Fahrenheit. The said heated water, or steaml arising therefrom, circulates through the spaces C and tubes E, which form the grating upon 'which the material to be operated upon is placed. The application of heat to the honey-combs and cappings causes the wax to melt, which with thereleased honey and refuse falls between the tubes E and drops from the ribs or vanes El, into the receiving tray D. The said tray is provided with two outlets D1 and D2, the former being the elbow discharge for the outflow of honey while the latter'is for the dischargeV of wax. The liquid honey, wax and refuse separate in the said tray, owing to their different specific gravities. The said substances accumulate until they reach the elbow outlet D1, from which the honey commences and continues to flow so long as the melting operations are continued. T he liquid Wax being of lower specific gravity than the honey and refuse, rises until it reaches and flo/ws from the outlet D2. As the refuse accumulates in the said receiving l tray, itdisplaces the' honey, Which -goes downwards and the Wax which goes u1 wards untilit completely, occupies-the spacebetween the upper outlet' D2 and the lowery outlet D1. The, said receiving tray is y'then The yheetcitpes at F2 when steam yis available.

Having now fully described and ascerf' tained my said invention and the nianner'in which it is to be what I claim is l. In an apparatus for rendering bees Wax and the ceppings of honeycomb, theouter metal casing A, in combination with inner.

casing B, forming the jacket-ed spaces C, with the transverse tubes E with longitudinal ribs or venes El, substantially as herein described and illustrated by the drawings.-

ln en apparatus for rendering meta-leasing A, in combination Wit-h inner casing?, and receiving traly D together With performed, I dechirethat `(aesing for 'inner casing 1n ,thejchrnben twdsubscribing Witnesses.

bees were4 and the cappings of honey combs, the outer y i l 877,544

the outlet forhoney D1 endl-the oiitletl for Wax D2, substantially' les l herein- .described and illustrated bythe drawings@- 3. .An apparatusv for renderingbees Wx* comprising anouter casing, `im inner casing,

.Space between the 4mvo receptacles; and; hev

30- va' vertical. vessel communicating'wi-th lthe ing an open tQp,^an overflovvvpipenear tle4 top of said reeeptafclel and anemptyingtep-,t the bottom thereof.

4. Anf :tipperet'us Afor*'rendering 'bees .Wax

Comprising-enloiitser casing, and an innerl nge .Water chamber, tubes con;

necting on lside of the chainberato theother near the top thereof, seid 'tubes being .in-the In testimony .whereof ,hfLve "siiginedjniy".

neme .to thisvl kspeglzifi' cation in the prsenceof 'FREDERICK-'Riemen BEUii-NE.

i Witnesses: i THOMAS ARTHUR DENNIS,

WILLIAM CoNYERs,

andi means for heating Weter 

